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    AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i5-9400

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100
    AMD Socket AM4DESKTOP
    3600 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2020
    AMD Ryzen 3 3100
    Intel Core i5-9400
    Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
    2900 MHz / Cores: 6 / Sep 2018
    Intel Core i5-9400

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3100
      106%
    • Intel Core i5-9400
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3100
      104%
    • Intel Core i5-9400
      100%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3100
      108%
    • Intel Core i5-9400
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD Ryzen 3 3100

    8% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
    Around 6% higher average synthetic performance.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-9400

    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Ryzen 3 3100.
    AMD Ryzen 3 3100

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends AMD Ryzen 3 3100

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100Intel Core i5-9400
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4A
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    AES
    AVX
    AVX2
    BMI1
    BMI2
    SHA
    F16C
    FMA3
    AMD64
    EVP
    AMD-V
    SMAP
    SMEP
    Precision Boost 2
    XFR 2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    VT-d
    AES-NI
    TSX
    TXT
    CLMUL
    Boost 2.0

    Architecture

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100Intel Core i5-9400
    ArchitectureAMD Zen 2vsIntel_Coffelake
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR4-3200 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR4
    CodenameMatissevsCoffee Lake
    Release DateApr 2020vsSep 2018

    Cores

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100Intel Core i5-9400
    Cores4vs6
    Threads8vs6
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsUHD Graphics 630

    Cache

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100Intel Core i5-9400
    L1 Cache96K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache512K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache16MB (shared)vs9216 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100Intel Core i5-9400
    SocketAMD Socket AM4vsIntel Socket 1151
    Max Case Temp95°Cvs72°C
    PackageµOPGA-1331vsFC-LGA1151
    Die Size74mm²vsunknown
    Process7 nmvs14 nm

    Performance

    AMD Ryzen 3 3100Intel Core i5-9400
    Cpu Frequency3600 MHzvs2900 MHz
    Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs4100 MHz
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    VoltageN/Avsvariable
    TDP65 Wvs65 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3100
      4368 points
    • Intel Core i5-9400
      4920 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3100
      19676 points
    • Intel Core i5-9400
      20880 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (simulated)
      182.87
    • Intel Core i5-9400 (simulated)
      174.25

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (simulated)
      1050.5
    • Intel Core i5-9400 (simulated)
      972.54

    points - higher is better

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